politics Flashcards by agathe mellian

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to summon a session

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convoquer le parlement

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a by-election

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partielle

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to call an election

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appeler aux urnes

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a postal vote

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par correspondance

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to cast a vote

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voter

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to be on the register

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être inscrit sur les listes electorales

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to be on the stump

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être en campagne

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to be neck and neck

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être à égalité

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to have a bare majority

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avoir tt juste la majorité

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a solid majority

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une majorité imposante

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a sweeping majority

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une majorité ecrasante

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a hung parliament

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un parlement sans majorité

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the peerage

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la prairie

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gentry

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petite noblesse

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to succeed o/ somebody

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succéder a qqn

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to go into politics

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embrasser une carrière pol

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an office holder

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un élu, le titulaire d’un poste

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to cobble together a programme

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elaborer un programme

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an address

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un discours

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demagoguery

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demagogie

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to put up a coalition

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former une coalition

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to howtow to

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suivre aveuglément

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a stay-way voter

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un abstentionniste

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to go to the pools

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aller aux urnes

to stand down

ne pas se representer

a contender

un adversaire

to quell

reprimer

to muzzle

museler

to smother

etouffer

a tyrant

un tyran

strong-willed

volontaire

a crushing defeat

une défaite cuisante

an overwhelming majority

une majorité ecrasante

a puppet state / a puppet government

un état fantoche ( qui n'existe que de nom )

a delegate

un délégué

a precinct

une circonscription électorale, arrondissement

the swearing-in ceremony

la cérémonie d'investiture

to be sworn in/to take the oath of office

preter serment

the civil service

l'administration

a whip

un chef de fil , chargé d'assurer la liaison entre les membres d'un parti

to propitiate

se concilier

labor (sans ma) / Labor

e monde du travail / trade union in USA

to kowtow to

suivre aveuglement

local elections

municipales

to put up for re-elections

se representer

to stand down

ne pas se representer

to draft legislation

rediger des lois

a national

un ressortissant

a native

un autochtone

to have a fixed abode

avoir un domicile fix

to live under the thumb of

être sous la coupe de